2009 International Melanoma Congress
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Location:
Marriott Boston Copley Place
# 110 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 United States
Agenda
Sunday, November 1, 2009
9:00am - 12:00pm
Pathology Satellite Symposium
International Melanoma Pathology Study Group
Pathology Satellite Symposium
Society for Melanoma Research
International Melanoma Congress
Boston, MA
November 1, 2009
8 :25 R. Barnhill Introduction
8 :30 C. Shea Regression in melanoma : what significance does it have in 2009
8:50 A. Spatz Melanocytic lesions of the scalp region
9 :10 M. Cook Sentinel lymph node biopsy and mininal tumor burden
9 :10 L. Cerroni Graz Workshop 2008 outcome
9 :30 K. Busam Spitzoid lesions and sentinel lymph node biopsy
9 :50 Questions and discussion
10:00 Coffee break
10:20 R. Barnhill Angiotropic melanoma and extravascular migratory metastasis: An update
10 :40 L. Duncan Reproducibility of histologic diagnosis of atypical nevi with 20 year interval
11 :00 Artur Zembowicz Blue nevi and pigmented epithelioid melanocytomas
11 :20 G. Landman A study of acral melanoma in Brazil
11 :40 S. Binder Histological evalulation of melanonychia
12 :00 LUNCH
1 :30 S. McCarthy The pigmented macular lesions in chronically sun-exposed skin: How to make sense of them
1 :50 M. Mihm Melanoma and the premetastatic niche
2 :00 M. Piepkorn Melanocytic lesions : Discordance in diagnosis
2 :20 V. Prieto Immunohistochemistry and melanocytic lesions
2 :40 D. Elder Ancillary Diagnostic Techniques in Melanoma
3 :00 Questions and discussion
3 :20 Coffee Break
3 :40 P. LeBoit Melanocytic nevi of “special” sites
4 :00 A. Cochran Sentinel lymph node biopsy Part II.
4 :20 R. Scolyer Melanoma prognostic factors in 2009
4 :40 B. Bastian Use of FISH in Melanoma Diagnosis
5 :00 Question and discussion
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch on Own
1:30pm - 3:15pm
Pathology Satellite Symposium
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Keynote Address by David Baltimore
Poster Session & Networking Reception
Monday, November 2, 2009
7:00am - 8:00am
Breakfast Workshop: Grant Writing by Ruth Halaban
8:00am - 10:00am
Melanoma Immunology
Chair: Glenn Dranoff
10:00am - 10:30am
Coffee Break
10:30am - 12:30pm
Tumor Microenvironment
Chair: Meenhard Herlyn
12:45pm - 2:15pm
Micro RNAs by Phillip Sharp
2:30pm - 4:30pm
UV and Melanoma
Chair: Glenn Merlino
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Poster Session & Networking Reception
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
8:00am - 10:00am
Signaling
Chair: Richard Marais
10:00am - 10:30am
Coffee Break
10:30am - 12:30pm
Melanoma Genomics
Chair: Michael Stratton
12:45pm - 2:15pm
Early Detection of Melanoma by Hensin Tsao
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Breakout A: Clues from Melanoma Histomorphology
Chair: Boris Bastian
Breakout B: Immunologic Checkpoints
Chair: Tom Gajewski
Breakout C: Transcriptional Regulation in Melanoma
Chair: Ze'ev Ronai
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Animal Models of Melanoma
Chair: Martin McMahon
7:30pm - 10:00pm
SMR Business Meeting & Awards Dinner
Wednesday, November 4. 2009
8:00am - 10:00am
Melanoma Epidemiology
Chair: Maria Teresa Landi
10:00am - 10:30am
Coffee Break
10:30pm - 12:30pm
Clinical Translation
Chair: Steven Hodi
*All remaining session speakers will be announced soon.